Fire, believed to have started from a defective flue, caused considerable damage to the St. Louis Shoe Repair Store of which B. Marcus is owner on Tuesday evening. Mr. Marcus, who was sick in bed, arose and went to the fire, but had to return home when he saw it was under control. Quick work by the fire dept. probably saved the entire block. The shoe store was closed on Wednesday for an inventory.

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at  http://www.marionfire.us/ )